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Show PAPASGVELQPER V, u KIILLH QH w.CK Clf. Sail. fr''-w :i-''pj"r?r;-.V'r' '- jT-r-n' .CilWJ, ll4,ii, . O ,.tw .;.!. rtKJMCUas, bate .ton broug.it llu," I'"' ilunl .p.t tur the W I A children'-" C 3 "Yes; 1 linvo under my fc.fcOLau.il nnn ilio llyiin trapeze." iiwiieu .Mr. Morehouse. And the family nvruiipnl ilnn it on hint iiml he xa robbed nf the bundle before be bad tltno t hike KIT hi bat. "At Instl" c.-.t-laimrU .Mri. Mnre-bouse, Mnre-bouse, id ilio turn the wrapping from tlie pacinge, "ilut. Cyrus, ilnu't cull It Ity.tq; trnprse. Ilnu't p;it tich Mm into tluii- heads, lc U simply a evclopor." "(Jb, it will dot-clop nil rlgaf." ri I J Cyrus, "'.Now, cinluicu, wu.iu mo put It togotll-r." It cons,a;cd of n rope, two hooka for the eclllntr, fur Iron ringe nnd two pull handles. It required a I. Ilio con-ldornl.oii con-ldornl.oii to decide Ilio brst place fur It to linn,:. 'J'Iii io was n recess nt Ilio bend of Ilio sluir on tlio second floor which win tint ti thm-nughi'iirc, nml thcro Mr. Mnivliouso conct-.idrd to lo-rato lo-rato Ilio innchlno which m to iiiunse ud develop Ilio llulo shut-ins. When the boii.s had been Securely screwed Into tlio Joint ut a suitable distance part, mul two ropra hud In en nu-pended nu-pended by the rinxa frimi tlio liookn, 0(1 tlio l:iil li.im.li l:ad been nt-tnelied nt-tnelied to the Mpo cn.N fur tlio little bnnda, nud tlio tun ol of rina bml liecu o nrnmni'il t:it tUo ropea uld b raised or lowered, necordliiK na tl7, of alx yeiira, or bro;!:or, of four foara, m "at tlio but," Ijcn uiunimu raa railed to aee. "lau't tlmt apleiu'ld:" mnnima elnlmrd. BUsy win abowl ik It oil, and I her lipida wero kli kli k iiImiu In the nlr In aiiR'iailvo tienrnrn to tlio mllliiit bleb aepnrnted ber from tlio lower floor. Miiniina vol looUltiK up, and It eeined to ber a Kient wny from where llaay'i lieela wero (lying to the tloor below. "Hut, 0 ma, auppose tbe; 0 ever tlio rnlllnsi" "Well, yon must Imnrefi on t!i chll-(ren chll-(ren tbnt II la only a duvcleper, and uot flying tntpete." VV'lien Jlra. Mnrolionae trnl pone way Cyrua tested tlio ropes with b!a own weight, nud tlio operation brought back to liliu Ilia boyish excitement of "aklnnlng tlio out" tlmt N, turning a back soiuermiiilt with the bunda on the ropea. Ilia wlfo eumo iipntnlra ngnln Jitat aa bo wna trying to expliiln to the llttlo nerolinta bow It waa done. Ilia face nua Unshed and be wna pant- lug. "CyTtia," anlil Mri. Morelioiise, ber yea aunpping, "I want to aee you minute." hlio led the way to tbelr bedroom nud closed tbe door. "Don't you know nnj thing J" the then aoid to blm. "Tboie children will brenlc their nccka If you tench them clreua trieka en tbnt developer. I wish you would let It alone. It waa my Iileit, any wny, not youra. It la cheat dovcloper, Dot a trnpeao." "All ri'.'ht," replied Mr. Morebouao, and bo loo'.ied nt bla wutrli oud went down for bla lint nud coat. Aa be passed out ut tho front door annmma bad bold of the ropci, and wue nylng to the children: "Do It quietly, tbl wny. like mamma, wrth botb feet on the floor mid tbe body thrown backward and forward, Iblt way; aeor Both young onea were In gale of laughter, nud brother waa saying eouio-tlilng eouio-tlilng that aoumled like "rata." When Mr, Morchouao bad cooled off. be fell to thinking of all the queer tblnge men do In cyniuaalunia, and woudered if It paid, after nil, for a nan to mnUo monkey of himself. For aomo reason or other he went boine early that afternoon, and found a busb over the l.onso and n sine:! of camphor. cam-phor. Then bo heard a aulidued cry of pain In the sitting room, and. going In, snw inaniutn rulihliig bro. tier's neck, aa bo lay on tlio nofa. witb a piece of brown paper over bla eye. lira. JloivhoiiHe looked nt ber busbuud reinoaeiifiilly. and blssc.l: ".So niurli for your cat skinning." "la bo much hurt 7" "It will servj. l'robubly paralyaed -anil blind." "flrent benvena!" "I'lipa, I sliiiued de eat," anld brother, turning over. "Want to aee DioV" "He enn't be pnrulyaed," sal J Cyrus, breathlni; easier. "Well, he ahull never awlni: on that tiling aTaln never:" "J fee" anld .Mr. Morel, .nun, "he linn deveioiied simieiliing over tho left eye." Sfra. Morel. onse act down the cam-f.nor cam-f.nor ni.'tl.' ami left the r "in, and pap.i look hrolher III bis hi;.. "llf basu't ?" (frir eiuiutsl." auld Itr. Morehouse the next morning at ' breakfast. "I think brother bad better bet-ter let Hie i.eve!ii.er alone until lie geta older, lint I think alssy U old eiiini.;li to In. Id on." "I'l.i ii she will have to do aa I tell her; not im you 1. 11 In r. No, aissy. Kirl-i don't skin cats. It Isn't proper." The ropes wero raised one act of rliix. 'Unit niiinihur ninniinn hiih lmy bel.nv stairs when slie he.r.l a Smilnl w ill. Il was nt I. est lniei. rel. il aa tbe aiming .f snow fn.in the roof. Sue paused with In ju t In her nionlli, how. ever, and presently a wit known cry .-.line to Ii t ears ii.mi tl,,. Ks iinia.iiiiu. Untitling Upstails. she sjl.v sisy rilis ing her 1 1 fi.iiii the ..is-hiuird nml slowly ueltlnn to ,.-r feet. As Mis Morehouse ril.e.l tier il:nr:liter's lippearanee to ler father nfi.-rvv.ir.l. her fuee was pale mid spotted, II Tl - T by Ilio lime her inoil.er i;..t the caiuplnr botile. Iheri. was n hump Ilio back of her head as big us a i im. "S.-sy's i:r;p ,, s lo 1... weak for the .levelop. r, Ion." said Mr. More-hoti-i . "I'1'. f r su.-b tlevobipnient na you tea-'." mid bis wife. "I led tli in I. lib to your tuition nfier tlio Pr.it day," "Ye", but pain's example Is atroiifjer tlnn my prei -pt." "What was file trying to do?" "Tylir; to hick do iii".l!'-iee bo't'ea i.(T i'- top of de ae.-retary." er:ed little hro'her. .Irs. Morehouse bung the develo-ier bin ill-s no the books In the celling nud alghej. Wnvorley Magnr.lne. |